The shark's paintbrush : biomimicry and how nature is inspiring innovation /
An introduction to the scientific practice through which natural models are inspiring innovative solutions to pressing industrial challenges examines such examples as wind turbines based on whale fins and cockroach-emulating prosthetic limbs.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ashland, Oregon :
White Cloud Press,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | An introduction to the scientific practice through which natural models are inspiring innovative solutions to pressing industrial challenges examines such examples as wind turbines based on whale fins and cockroach-emulating prosthetic limbs. |
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| Physical Description: | 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781935952848 1935952846 9780385535717 0385535716 |